Safety drainer



June 22 1926. 1,589,486

- N. E. SHA RPNECK SAFETY DRAINER Filed April 20. .1925

IRVENTQR NELtnz E.SHARP NECK Atty.

1 Patented June '22, 192 6.

' PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed A ril at, 1925 Serial no. 9am.

pans, sauce-pans, or the like, for the purpose p ticles that have been or are being cooked within the said stew-pan or sauce-pan, and which safety drainer may be positioned over the stew-pan, saucepan, or the like, when it is desired to'strain' or drain the liquid from the sauce-pan or stew-pan, withoutnecessitating ones placing his hand immediatel v over the pan, whereby the said individualisenabled. to drain the cooking liquid from the pan wiltfhout danger of burning .or scalding hun- In the cooking of vegetables, fruit orthelike for example, in the'boiling'of potatoes in a pan; after the potatoes have been boiled,

and it is desired to drainthe boiling water from the cooked potatoes, it has heretofore for a great many years been necessary to take a cover [and place the same over the upper rim or edge ofthe paniso as to leave a an opening from which the water could be drained and this placin .of the" cover over- I the panhas necessitate the individual desirin to drain the said boilin 'waterhold-- ing t e cover at 'approximatey the center thereof in position over the top of the pan' I which has resulted, man instances, in the scalding or burning of the lndividual, due to the steam generated by the boiling water 6 after the same is poured from the pan intorelatively fcold atmospherei' While in some instances-drains e covers may have been provided'which a ave small draina E1 I mgs over the spout ofi the pan; or the al.10- these covers have been, for the most part,

of expensive construction and have not gone into extensive .--production, principally" because ofthe exp nse thereof."

It istherefore an object of this invention; to provide a safety-drainage cover that may be easily positioned over the top of, a pan without necessitating the individual, placingv the same,- putting his'hand over" the atna,- easily'clam edtothe an at the'handleof and which cover, when positioned, I may the pan, an which sa etydraina' g'e cover is of extremely siin 1e: construction and inexipensive, and whic cover when so positioned will be clamped the pan so that them may be completely or partially inverted. to dram the cooking or boiling liquid from the article or articles being, cooked within'the curely in position without danger of the same slipping from position irrespective of the position to which the pan is turned.

' Other objects and advantages of'this invention will be a parent from the following detailed descriptr'on of a preferred embodi- I ment thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a safety drainer embodying this invention, -illustrat-' ing the same as secured to and in position on a pan.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, il-

lustrating the safety drainer in vertical. section, taken substantially on the line B of Figure 1.

'Figure 3is a rearelevation, illustrating the cut-away portion of the angular frame employed in the construction of the said safety drainage device and the clamping means provided. a

Figu stantlally on the line A ofFigure 1 In the fireferred embodiment of this invention -i ustrated in the accompanying drawings,- 9 illustrates a pan having at its upper edge'a n outwardly extendinglip orv mm '10 and having a handle 6 secured thereto.

The safety drainer herein illustrated preferably 'comprisesan angular frame 1 constructed of a thin portionof material, such as tin or the like, and. is formed to come nd to .thecurvature of the upper edge or r1ni'10 of the pa'n'9. The fr e 1 led re 4 is 'a vertical section, taken sub diameter of the 10 of the pan 9. An

annular portion of vwire screen 2, such as is used in making strainers or the like, is secured-to the angular frame I' by'any desirable or preferred'means I have herein 7 illustrated the saidscreen 2-as bei g wured to the angular frame 1. by means of a plurality ofspac'ed rivets 5' which lpass through" v v I ing portion} of the angu ar funnel and through" the the upwardl inwardly exten neath the screen 2. I

In order to permit the easy positioning of the safetv drainer on the rim 10 of the pan 9, I prefer to employ a lug 8 which may be in the nature of an inwardly extension or depression of the angular frame 1, or may, as illustrated in the drawings, be a separate member secured to the downwardly extending portion of the angular frame 1 diametrically opposite from the handle 6. The angular frame 1 is cut away as illustrated at 11 so that the safety drainer will fit down firmly onthe rim 10 of the pan 9 over the handle 6 thereof. A clamp 3 is secured to the angular frame 1 at this latter point so that the same may be operated in conjunction with the'handle 6 of the pan 9 and will grip the pan 9 under the rim 10' thereof. By this construction, I am enabled to osition the cover on the pan 9 by first ta ing hold of the handle 3 of the clamp 3 an sliding the frame 1 over the rim 10 until the lug 8 engages the rim 10 at the underneath side thereof. The handle '3 of the clamp 3 is then depressed by holding simultaneously the handle 3* of the clamp 3 and, handle 6 of the pan 9. This rotates the clamp 3 so that the engaging portions 3 thereof engage under the rim 10 of the pan 9. By merely holding the handle 3 and the handle 6, the safety drainer will then be securely held in position on the rim 10, no-

matter what position the pan 9 is turned or rotated to.

The clamp 3 is preferably secured to the frame 1 by means of a pair of spaced upwardly extending ears 4 which are secured to or maybe formed integral with the angular frame 1.

The downwardly extending portion of the angular frame 1 prevents lateral'displacement of the safety drainer when the same is positioned upon the rim 10.

The handle 3 is preferably of the follow- 7 ing construction and is composed of a single portion of wire or like material which is bent to form a handle portion 3 which terminates in transverse pin sections 3"- which extend through the perforations formed in the ears 4. The pin sections 3 terminate in downwardly extending portions 3 which are bent over at their lower ends to provide upwardly extending rim engaging portions 3.

Having fully described a preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact details herein set forth which may obviously be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

said pan.

2. The combination with a pan having a handle, of a safety drainer comprising an angular frame, an inwardly projecting lug at one point on the angular frame and a movable clam attached to said frame and having a han le portion adapted to co-operate w1th. the han 1e of said pan.

3. The combination witha pan having a handle, of a safety drainer comprising an angular frame, a wire screen secured to the angular frame, a clam ing member pivotall secured to the angu ar frame, and a handle portion of the said clamping member extending over the handle of the said an and adapted to be. gripped with the hand e of the said pan for clamping the safety drainer on the said pan.

4. The combination with a pan having a handle and an upper rim, of asafety drainer comprising an angular, frame, a wire screen secured to the angular frame, and a clamping. member pivotally secured to the said frame and adapted to be gripped with the handle of the said pan and to engage the said rim.

5. The combination with a pan havin an outwardly extending rim at its upper e ge,

0 amp the said safety screen secured to the sald frame, an inwardlyrojecting lug secured at a point on the sai frame, the said frame being cut away at a point diametrically opposite the said lug, and a movable clamp attached to the said frame over the cut away portion.

7. The combination witha fpan having a I handle, of an annular frame shape of the upper edge of the pan, a 0mm; lar wire screen secure to the said frame, a

clam pivotally secured to the said frame and aving a handle portion adapted to begripped with the handle of the said pan to clamp the said frame to the pan.

NELLIE E. SHARPNECK.

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